ram raiding

Vehicle-assisted burglary

Ram raiding is a form of robbery in which thieves crash a vehicle—typically stolen—through a storefront to gain quick access to merchandise.

The method targets electronics stores, jewelry shops, and ATMs.

Common in Britain since the 1980s: Three men were arrested in connection with a ram raid on a mobile phone shop.

The participants are ram raiders.

theft

robbery

Theft through intimidation

  • lootingTheft during disorder
  • lootStolen valuables
  • heistOrganized large-scale theft

burglary · shoplifting · merchandise · electronics · ATM · retail · grab · snatch · haul · fence

method

smash-and-grab

Violent quick burglary

glass · reverse · accelerate · impact · crash · demolition · bollard · getaway · joyriding · battering

damage

destruction

Act of completely ruining

insurance · repair · cleanup · structural · aftermath · costly · devastation

crime

felony

Serious criminal offense

prosecution · arrest · CCTV · accomplice · spree · criminality · lawlessness · offence · conviction · sentence

Opposites
method of entry

ram raidingcat burglary

Agile nighttime theft

lock picking · lockpicking · social engineering · covert entry · sneaking in

criminal sophistication

ram raidingheist

Organized large-scale theft

inside job · embezzlement · art heist · jewel theft · con job

legality of entry

ram raidingshopping

Acquiring goods at retailers

Family

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Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13